Last Updated on October 7, 2025 by Amanda Leemis
Have fun with this Cute Koala Craft for Preschool (with free cutouts). Make your own koala out of a paper plate, paint, and koala cutouts. This craft is great for a zoo theme or animal theme. Check out some fun koala facts, great koala picture books, and let your creativity soar! Print your free cutouts below.
Koala Craft for Kids!
Materials Needed: scissors, glue stick, gray paint, markers, paper plate
Step 1: First gather your craft supplies! Print your free koala cutouts onto cardstock paper. Next, use scissors to cut out your koala cutouts.
Step 2: Next, use marker or crayons to color in your koala cutouts. Then, color your paper plate gray. I decided to sponge paint my plate, but remember, you can use markers, crayons, or watercolors too.
Step 3: Use a glue stick to paste your cutouts onto the paper plate.
Step 4: Add any finishing touches you like to your koala! I decided to add a touch of glitter. Be sure to hang your koala somewhere that needs a bit of animal cheer!
Koala Facts for Kids!
🐨 Koalas live in trees! They spend most of their time up high in eucalyptus trees.
🌿 They love to eat leaves. Koalas munch on yummy eucalyptus leaves all day long.
😴 Koalas sleep a lot. They can nap for up to 18 hours every day!
👶 Baby koalas are called joeys. A joey rides in its mother’s pouch until it’s big enough to climb.
💕 Koalas aren’t bears. Even though people call them “koala bears,” they’re really marsupials—animals with pouches!
Great Koala Books for Preschool
Check out some great koala books to go with your koala craft! Read The Koala Who Could, Don’t Call Me Bear!, and So Cute! Koalas. Reading with your little ones is a great way to build a social bond and bost vocabulary skills!
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